Hans Christian AndersenFairy Tales and Stories

English Translation: H. P. Paull (1872)

Original Illustrations byVilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz Frølich

In this page:

Introduction Chronological List About the Artwork Dedication

In separate pages:

Cross Reference : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Andersen’s Fairy Tales on Stamps . Slide show. Virtual Bookstore  / Librarie virtuelle Chronology of Andersen’s Life Annotated Web-o-graphy The Home of Hans Christian Andersen I’m Hans Christian Andersen ♫ Central Park Story-telling Index Translationum

Introduction

Below is the complete list of Andersen’s 168 tales, in the chronological order of their original publication. Title variations and Danish equivalents may be found in the cross reference.

Andersen’s tale “Danish Popular Legends” was first published in The Riverside Magazine for Young People, Vol. IV, pp. 470-474, New York, October 1870. It has never been published in Denmark. The hypertext is based on an

etext found in the Andersen Homepage of the Danish National Literary Archive.

It may be somewhat surprising to learn that a number of Andersen’s tales were published in America even before being published in Andersen’s nativeDenmark. According to Jean Hersholt’s introduction to The Andersen-Scudder Letters, University of California Press, 1949, ten tales were published by Horace Elisha Scudder, Andersen’s American editor, publisher and translator, in the above mentioned Magazine, in the years 1868-1870. After the Magazine closed down, Scudder published four other tales, in the years 1871-1873, in Scribner’s Monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people: “Lucky Peer” (in four installments), “The Great Sea-Serpent”, “The Gardener and the Manor”, and “The Flea and the Professor”. The hypertext of these four tales is based on the images found in theMaking of America collection of Cornell University Library.

127 more tales are given in a hypertext rendition of Mrs. Paull’s nineteenth century translation, now in the public domain. Four more tales, contributed byMike W. Perry and marked by a (*), are digitized from Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, revised and partly re-translated by W.A. and J. K. Craigie, Oxford Univ. Press, London, 1914. Mike also contributed the three tales marked by (**), from Wonder Stories Told for Children, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1900. The remaining 29 tales are given in title only, using Jean Hersholt’s translation, published in three volumes in 1942-49 by The Heritage Press, and now collectors’ items.

The 30 most popular tales are marked by a  . 30 more tales, which Elias Bredsdorff, in his book Hans Christian Andersen: The Story of His Life and Work: 1805-75, published in 1975 by Phaidon Press and republished in 1994 by Noonday Press, considers most characteristic and representative, are marked by a  . All these tales, and the 99 marked by a , may be found in the book The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales, edited by Lily Owens, published in 1981 by Avenel Books and republished in 1993 by Grammercy Books.

Highly recommended contemporary translations of Andersen’s tales may be found in the following omnibus editions: Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories, translated by Erik Christian Haugaard (1974, 156 tales); Eighty Fairy Tales, translated by R. P. Keigwin (1976, 80 tales); Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales, translated by Reginald Spink (1960, 51 tales); Andersen’s Fairy Tales, translated by Pat Shaw Iversen (1966, 47 tales); Tales and Stories by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Patricia L. Conroy and Sven Hakon Rossel (1980, 27 tales); Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales: A Selection, translated by L. W. Kinsland (1959, 26 tales); The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen : A New Translation from the Danish, translated by Jeffrey Frank and Diana Crone Frank (2003, 22 tales).

All the above books, and other books in English by or about Hans Christian Andersen, may be found in our virtual bookstore. Books in French may be found in our librairie virtuelle .

Chronological List

1.  1835 The Tinder-Box2.  1835 Little Claus and Big

Claus3.  1835 The Princess and the

Pea4.  1835 Little Ida’s Flowers5.  1835 Little Tiny or

Thumbelina6.  1835 The Saucy Boy7.  1835 The Travelling

Companion8.  1836 This Fable Is

Intended for You9.  1836 The Talisman10.  1836 God Can Never Die11.  1836 The Little Mermaid12.  1837 The Emperor’s New

Suit13.  1838 The Goloshes of

Fortune14.  1838 The Daisy15.  1838 The Brave Tin

Soldier16.  1838 The Wild Swans17.  1838 The Garden of

Paradise18.  1838 The Flying Trunk19.  1838 The Storks20.  1839 The Elf of the Rose21.  1840 What the Moon Saw22.  1840 The Wicked Prince23.  1842 The Metal Pig24.  1842 The Shepherd’s Story

of the Bond of Friendship25.  1842 A Rose from

Homer’s Grave26.  1842 The Buckwheat27.  1842 Ole- Luk-Oie, the

85.  1856 The Jewish Maiden86.  1857 The Bell-Deep87.  1857 A String of Pearls88.  1858 The Bottle Neck89.  1858 Soup from a Sausage

Skewer90.  1858 The Old Bachelor’s

Nightcap91.  1858 Something92.  1858 The Last Dream of the

Old Oak93.  1858 The A-B-C Book94.  1858 The Marsh King’s

Daughter95.  1858 The Races96.  1859 The Philosopher’s Stone97.  1859 The Story of the Wind98.  1859 The Girl Who Trod on

the Loaf99.  1859 Ole the Tower-Keeper100.  1859 Anne Lisbeth 101.  1859 Children’s Prattle102.  1859 The Child in the

Grave103.  1859 Two Brothers104.  1860 The Pen and the

Inkstand105.  1860 The Farm-Yard

Cock and the Weather-Cock106.  1860 Beauty of Form

and Beauty of Mind107.  1860 A Story from the

Sand-Hills108.  1860 Moving Day109.  1861 The Butterfly110.  1861 The Bishop of

Borglum and His Warriors111.  1861 The Mail-Coach

Dream-God28.  1842 The Swineherd29.  1844 The Angel30.  1844 The Nightingale31.  1844 The Ugly Duckling32.  1844 The Top and Ball33.  1845 The Fir Tree34.  1845 The Snow Queen35.  1845 The Little Elder-Tree

Mother36.  1845 The Elfin Hill37.  1845 The Red Shoes38.  1845 The Jumper39.  1845 The Shepherdess and

the Sweep40.  1845 Holger Danske 41.  1845 The Bell42.  1845 Grandmother43.  1846 The Darning-Needle44.  1846 The Little Match-

Seller45.  1847 The Sunbeam and the

Captive46.  1847 By the Almshouse

Window47.  1847 The Old Street Lamp48.  1847 The Neighbouring

Families49.  1847 Little Tuk 50.  1847 The Shadow51.  1848 The Old House52.  1848 The Drop of Water53.  1848 The Happy Family54.  1848 The Story of a

Mother55.  1848 The Shirt-Collar56.  1849 The Flax57.  1850 The Phoenix Bird58.  1851 A Story59.  1851 The Pigs60.  1851 The Puppet-Show

Man61.  1851 The Dumb Book62.  1852 The Old Grave-Stone

Passengers112.  1861 The Beetle Who

Went on His Travels113.  1861 What the Old Man

Does Is Always Right114.  1861 The Snow Man115.  1861 The Portuguese

Duck116.  1861 The New

Century’s Goddess117.  1861 The Ice Maiden118.  1861 The Psyche119.  1861 The Snail and the

Rose-Tree120.  1861 The Old Church

Bell121.  1862 The Silver

Shilling122.  1863 The Snowdrop123.  1864 The Teapot124.  1865 The Bird of

Popular Song125.  1865 “The Will-o-the

Wisp Is in the Town”, Says the Moor-Woman

126.  1865 The Windmill127.  1865 In the Nursery128.  1865 The Golden

Treasure129.  1865 The Storm Shakes

the Shield130.  1866 “Delaying Is Not

Forgetting”131.  1866 The Porter’s Son132.  1866 Our Aunt133.  1866 The Toad134.  1867 Vænø and Glænø135.  1868 The Little Green

Ones136.  1868 The Goblin and

the Woman(**)137.  1868 Peiter, Peter and

Peer138.  1868 Godfather’s

63.  1852 The Conceited Apple-Branch

64.  1852 The Loveliest Rose in the World

65.  1852 In a Thousand Years66.  1852 The Swan’s Nest67.  1852 The Story of the Year68.  1852 On Judgment Day69.  1852 “There Is No Doubt

About It.”70.  1852 A Cheerful Temper71.  1853 A Great Grief72.  1853 Everything in the

Right Place73.  1853 The Goblin and the

Huckster74.  1853 Under the Willow-

tree75.  1853 The Pea Blossom76.  1853 She Was Good for

Nothing77.  1854 The Last Pearl78.  1854 Two Maidens79.  1855 “In the Uttermost

Parts of the Sea”80.  1855 The Money-Box81.  1855 A Leaf from Heaven82.  1855 Jack the Dullard83.  1855 Ib and Little

Christina84.  1856 The Thorny Road of

Honor

Picture Book139.  1868 Which is the

Happiest?140.  1868 The Dryad141.  1869 The Days of the

Week142.  1869 The Court

Cards(**)143.  1869 Luck May Lie in a

Pin(*)144.  1869 Sunshine

Stories(**)145.  1869 The Comet146.  1869 The Rags147.  1869 What One Can

Invent148.  1869 The Thistle’s

Experiences149.  1869 Poultry Meg’s

Family150.  1870 The Candles(*)151.  1870 Great-Grandfather152.  1870 The Most

Incredible Thing(*)153.  1870 Danish Popular

Legends154.  1870 What the Whole

Family Said155.  1870 Lucky Peer156.  1871 Dance, Dance,

Doll of Mine!157.  1871 The Great Sea-

Serpent158.  1871 The Gardener and

the Manor159.  1872 What Old Johanne

Told160.  1872 The Gate Key161.  1872 The Cripple(*)162.  1872 Aunty Toothache163.  1873 The Flea and the

Professor164.  1926 Croak165.  1926 The Penman

166.  1949 Folks Say—167.  1949 The Poor Woman

and the Little Canary Bird168.  1949 Urbanus

About the Artwork

Andersen’s tales in this collection are illustrated by the “official” Andersen illustrators, i. e., the Danish artists chosen by Andersen to illustrate the collected Danish editions of his tales: The naval officer Lieutenant Vilhelm Pedersen (1820-59), who illustrated the 1849 edition (45 tales, 125 illustrations) and continued to illustrate Andersen’s work for the next ten years, and Lorenz Frølich (1820-1908), who illustrated Andersen’s work between 1867 and 1874. See also the chapter “Hans Christian Andersen and his Illustrators”, in Fairy Tales From Hans Christian Andersen—A Classic Illustrated Edition, Russel Ash and Bernard Higton (eds.), Chronicle Books,

1992.The background of these pages is

reproduced from a paper cutting made by Andersen himself. Elias Bredsdorff explains:“The items on the pierrot’s tray... represent some of the stages in Andersen’s life: his birthplace in Odense, the old grammar school in Slagelse, the windmill man (a fairy-tale motif), Saint Canute’s Church in Odense, and the ugly duckling transformed into a swan.”

Johan de Mylius, in his book H. C. Andersen Paper Cuts, Aschehoug Dansk Forlag, 2000, elaborates:“...a frog-like gnome, dancer, or circus performer, his mouth open in a shriek. And like

mythological Atlas, he carries above him visible reality, the urban world and a segment of the world of poetry and nature. This could be the hidden and infernal side of the artist, who—brought to his knees by normalcy—presents on a tray the side of realty that we know and wish and acknowledge. How long can he hold it? When will it tip over?”

See also the book The Amazing Paper Cuttings of Hans Christian Andersen by Beth Wagner Brust, Ticknor & Fields, 1994 (paperback reprint edition, 2003).

In 2 March 2005, the same paper cutting appeared on a Danish stamp issued for Andersen’s Bicentennial, to represent Hans Christian Andersen the artist.

All the above books, and other books in English by or about Hans Christian Anderen, may be found in our virtual bookstore. Books in French may be found in ourlibrairie virtuelle.

Andersen’s 1875 photograph by Georg E. Hansen and many more are available from the Picture Database of the Danish Royal Library.

Dedication

Then her husband asked, “From whence hast thou all at once derived such strength and comforting faith?”And as she kissed him and her children, she said, “It came from God, through my child in the grave.”

In Memoriam of My Beloved SonGilead Har’El (1977-1996)

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Beauty Of Form And Beauty Of Mind The Beetle Who Went On His Travels

The Bell The Bell-deep

The Bird Of Popular Song The Bishop Of Borglum And His Warriors

The Bottle Neck The Brave Tin Soldier

The Buckwheat The Butterfly

By The Almshouse Window A Cheerful Temper

The Child In The Grave Children's Prattle

The Conceited Apple-branch The Daisy

The Darning-needle Delaying Is Not Forgetting

The Drop Of Water The Dryad

The Dumb Book The Elf Of The Rose

The Elfin Hill The Emperor's New Suit

Everything In The Right Place The Farm-yard Cock And The Weather-cock

The Fir Tree The Flax

The Flying Trunk The Garden Of Paradise

The Girl Who Trod On The Loaf The Goblin And The Huckster

The Golden Treasure The Goloshes Of Fortune

Grandmother A Great Grief

The Happy Family Holger Danske

The Ice Maiden Ib And Little Christina

In A Thousand Years In The Nursery

In The Uttermost Parts Of The Sea Jack The Dullard

The Jewish Maiden The Jumper

The Last Dream Of The Old Oak The Last Pearl

A Leaf From Heaven Little Claus And Big Claus

The Little Elder-tree Mother Little Ida's Flowers

The Little Match-seller The Little Mermaid

Little Tiny Or Thumbelina Little Tuk

The Loveliest Rose In The World The Mail-coach Passengers

The Marsh King's Daughter The Metal Pig

The Money-box The Neighbouring Families

The Nightingale The Old Bachelor's Nightcap

The Old Church Bell The Old Grave-stone

The Old House The Old Street Lamp

Ole The Tower-keeper Ole-luk-oie, The Dream-god

Our Aunt The Pea Blossom

The Pen And The Inkstand The Philosopher's Stone

The Phoenix Bird The Porter's Son

The Portuguese Duck Poultry Meg's Family

The Princess And The Pea The Psyche

The Puppet-show Man The Races

The Red Shoes A Rose From Homer's Grave

The Saucy Boy The Shadow

She Was Good For Nothing The Shepherd's Story Of The Bond Of Friendship

The Shepherdess And The Sheep The Shirt-collar

The Silver Shilling The Snail And The Rose-tree

The Snow Man The Snow Queen

The Snowdrop Something

Soup From A Sausage Skewer The Storks

The Storm Shakes The Shield A Story

A Story From The Sand-hills The Story Of A Mother

The Story Of The Wind The Story Of The Year

The Sunbeam And The Captive The Swan's Nest

The Swineherd The Thistle's Experiences

The Thorny Road Of Honor The Tinder-box

The Toad The Top And Ball

The Travelling Companion The Ugly Duckling

The Wicked Prince The Wild Swans

The Will-o-the Wisp Is In The Town The Windmill

There Is No Doubt About It Two Brothers

Two Maidens Under The Willow-tree

What One Can Invent What The Moon Saw

What The Old Man Does Is Always Right .